The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 'Slap carbon tax on meat to reduce emissions' The Swedish Agricultural Board (Jordbruksverket) on Tuesday proposed a tax as a counterweight to Swedes' increasing proclivity for meat, much of it imported, which it argued puts a strain on the environment. https://www.thelocal.se/20130122/45746 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:05:00 +0100 45746 Brooklyn to run new Swedish 'Beer El Dorado' US-based Brooklyn Brewery will help set up a microbrewery in an upscale Stockholm neighbourhood, in a business drive with Swedish brewers Carlsberg and Carnegie. https://www.thelocal.se/20130104/45430 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:27:00 +0100 45430 Record rains dampened Swedish electricity cost Statistics show that 2012 was one of the wettest year since records began, which spoiled many a Swede's summer but also contributed to keeping down electricity prices. https://www.thelocal.se/20121228/45320 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:23:00 +0100 45320 Food in Sweden third most expensive in EU A review of European statistics shows Swedes pay among the highest food prices, clocking in at 20 percent more expensive than the EU average and only topped by prices in neighbouring Norway and Denmark. https://www.thelocal.se/20121211/44994 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:42:00 +0100 44994 Swedish grocers revel in Ramadan profits boost Swedish food retailers are expecting a record turnover in the weeks to follow, with Muslim fasting month Ramadan beginning on Friday, a festival only bested by Christmas in terms of turnover for Malmö grocers. https://www.thelocal.se/20120720/42142 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:46:00 +0200 42142 Confidence in Sweden's economy plummets Swedish consumer confidence is at its lowest for over 15 years, a new report from the National Institute of Economic Research (KI) shows. https://www.thelocal.se/20080731/13402 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:14:00 +0200 13402 Push-chair recalled after several accidents Push-chairs of the 'Urban jungle' model manufactured by One Tree Hill, have been recalled due to a dangerous defect. Several accidents have occurred in which the chair's handle has broken off. A total of 1,000 chairs with the defect have been distributed to stores. https://www.thelocal.se/20060412/3546-2 Wed, 12 Apr 2006 22:26:00 +0200 3546-2